Low income working families may qualify for the federal earned income tax credit.
The tax credit provides tax refunds of up to $4,800. But the credit isn't automatic. The tax payer must apply for it.
Mayor Daley said, "Each year the EITC returns more than $46 Billion to the working families of our country including more than a half-billion dollars that comes back to Chicago to help the people who need our support the most."
Families who earned up to $45,000 last year, and individuals who made up to $20,000 can have their taxes prepared for free by volunteers from the Tax Counseling Project and the Tax Assistance Program.
The cutoff for the EITC is $41,646 for families with more than one child and $15,880 for individuals. In some cases you can receive the EITC even if you don't owe income taxes.
There are 30 free tax preparation sites across Chicago.
Association House, 1116 N. Kedzie Ave.
Northside Federal Credit Union, 1011 W. Lawrence Ave.
Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.
Rogers Park Library, 6907 N. Clark St.
Harold Washington College, 30 E. Lake St.
Woodlawn Preservation & Investment Corp., 6101 S. Evans Ave.
Abraham Lincoln Centre, 3858 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
St. Sabina Employment Resource Center, 7909 S. Racine Ave.
Southeast Chicago Development Commission, 2938 E. 91st St.
New Asia Bank, 222 W. Cermak Rd.
Bethel New Life Center, 4006 W. Lake St.
Homan Square Community Center, 3517 W. Arthington St.
Malcom X College, 1900 W. Van Buren St.
Reilly Elementary School, 3650 W. School St. WIC Food Center, 4622 W. Diversey Ave.
Wilbur Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Instituto del Progresso Latino, 2570 S. Blue Island Ave.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Hall, 4521 S. Ashland Ave.
Roberto Clemente Community Academy, 1147 N. Western Ave.
WIC Food Center, 1746 W. Chicago Ave.
McCormick Boys & Girls Club, 4835 N. Sheridan Rd.
City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St.
Holy Angels Church Basement, 607 E. Oakwood Ave.
Chicago Vocational School, 2100 E. 87th St.
Kennedy-King College, 6800 S. Wentworth Ave.
Olive-Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.
St. Columbanus, 7120 S. Calumet Ave.
St. Frances De Sales High School, 10155 S. Ewing Ave.
Benito Juarez Community Academy, 2150 S. Laflin St.
Piotrowski Park, 4247 W. 31st St.
WIC Food Center, 2400 S. Kedzie Ave.
West Side Technical Institute, 2800 S. Western Ave.
WIC Food Center, 5332 S. Western Ave.
Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
